A classic Aussie Chardy for a fiver

2007 Lindeman's, Bin 65 Chardonnay, South Eastern Australia (£6.99, reduced to £4.99, until 2 September, Sainsbury's).

One of the most admired wines in my 100 Best Australia Wines of 2008 line-up was this inexpensive Chardonnay, made in mind-blowing quantities, in a space-age winery in the Barossa Valley in South Australia. As far as brand champions are concerned, Bin 65 has been flying the flag for Australia for years and it is one of the better wines at the price.

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There are still some lush moments (it wouldn't be the same without the fatter honey and orange blossom dimensions), but, all in all, this is a very smart piece of work. It is reduced to a fiver, too, for a few weeks, so don't delay and grab an iconic Aussie Chardy and see just how much times have changed.

Matthew Jukes is a winner of the International Wine & Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year

Matthew Jukes has been the MoneyWeek wine correspondent since 2006.

He has worked in the UK wine business for well over three decades and during this time has written 14 wine books. His four highly-acclaimed, annual wine reports – the Burgundy En Primeur Report, the Bordeaux En Primeur Report, the Piemonte Report and the 100 Best Australian Wines – are published on his website.

Matthew is a winner of the International Wine and Spirit Competition's Communicator of the Year Trophy. His thoughts, recommendations and tastings notes are followed very closely by the wine world at large.